Clackmannanshire Disability Awareness Group
Clackmannanshire Disability Awareness Group (DAG) was founded in 2002 and currently has around 15 members who meet weekly in Alloa.
The aims of the group include:
- To champion the rights of disabled people
- To represent people with disabilities
- To ensure equal status and power in society for people with a disability
- To care for one another
- To talk about disability issues
- To increase public awareness of disability
We have been involved in a variety of projects which have raised awareness of the issues surrounding disability at a number of levels.
Our projects to date have included:
- being supporters of the European Year of the Disabled 2003
- R.O.A.D – Raising Operator’s Awareness of Disability.
This European funded project provided training for transport providers. - we have encouraged links with like likeminded groups, for example the Community Training and Development Unit.
- DAG held a Wheelchair Challenge which raised awareness of issues such as access at a political and service level.
We have a number of projects pending which we hope will spread DAG’s message and continue to raise public awareness.
Plans for the future include:
- promoting the Wheelchair Challenge video to be used as a training tool.
- creating a DAG database which can be used to provide information on local accessible services
- setting up a DAG website to further increase awareness of the group and its work.
- to hold a networking event where local groups with similar interests can meet and share ideas.
Who are the DAG Disability Awareness Group?
Founder Members:
- Frances McCafferty
- Marlene Harvey
- Dorothy Williamson
- Sheena Ferguson
- Ian Watson
- Alister Scott
- Mille Thomson
- Sheila McGhee
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Services to People, Social Services, Adult Day Services
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 452383 / 450000 Fax: 01259 452522
Email: adultdayservices@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form.